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Im home... empty handed!!!! UPDATE....

anim8or

anim8or

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Aug 16, 2006
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Scotland, UK
Thats me home before the store even opens!!!!

Stood for an hour only for the store manager to come out and say they had 5 16GB iPhones and the first 5 in the queue all wanted them!

I was in 10th place, they had 8 8GB!

Morningside, Edinburgh, UK
 
Who thinks i should get my ass down to one of the stores opening later today?

There is a store in a shopping centre that is also across from a Carphone Warehouse!!!?
 
I'm totally shocked they only had five 18Gb. Wow. Sorry you left without one. I guess anyone thinking 'oh I'll just wander down at lunch' is going to be sorely disappointed today.
 
yogamonkey said:
I'm totally shocked they only had five 18Gb. Wow. Sorry you left without one. I guess anyone thinking 'oh I'll just wander down at lunch' is going to be sorely disappointed today.
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Yes, they will be!

The fact is that i got up early, at least i thought so, and i still was just close enough to get A phone in the queue.

13 phones in total i was in 10th place and there were 4 people behind me, the guy in last place is lucky i left now!!!

I guess already having one stopped me getting up even earlier!

Just wish that the online upgrading thing would work and would get me a phone in less than a month!!!

thadoggfather said:
I wonder if other countries are getting iScrewed compared to US stock...
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12/13 in a high street store, thats a joke!!!!!!
 
At the launch store in auckland they had 100 16GB, at 12:01AM and 0 16GB at 5AM, I strolled in at about 10:00AM and picked up the last 8GB model left.
 
anim8or said:
Who thinks i should get my ass down to one of the stores opening later today?

There is a store in a shopping centre that is also across from a Carphone Warehouse!!!?
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You've got Cameron Toll (CPW and O2 - I think?), Fort Kinnard (they used to have a phone shop, not sure which one), St James Centre, the Gyle(CPW), Princes Street(CPW * 2), think there is a CPW just off London Road umm, not sure where else.

I would maybe try the Gyle because I doubt it'll be too busy and at least if you don't manage to get one you can get coffee/breakie fairly easily.

Good luck!
 
100 16GB!!!!!!

Why have the UK been so screwed?

Is it because O2 did the worst job of selling the 1st Gen!????
 
hefnur said:
You've got Cameron Toll (CPW and O2 - I think?), Fort Kinnard (they used to have a phone shop, not sure which one), St James Centre, the Gyle(CPW), Princes Street(CPW * 2), think there is a CPW just off London Road umm, not sure where else.

I would maybe try the Gyle because I doubt it'll be too busy and at least if you don't manage to get one you can get coffee/breakie fairly easily.

Good luck!
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Hey hefnur!

I dunno, im quite down hearted now! I dont wanna wait another couple of hours only to be dissappointed again!
 
100 16GB!!!!!!

Why have the UK been so screwed?

Is it because O2 did the worst job of selling the 1st Gen!????
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i am talking about the first store in the world to start selling the iphone 3g
 
Fair enough. I have a colleague who didn't get through on O2 and we had originally intended meeting at our local store near work. She showed up just after 7 and is number 34 with another 20 or so behind her.

But no sign of the manager to tell them how many are available. I really think O2 have been bitten by their previous OTT launch that few people showed for and just aren't expecting this demand - I know the guy in that store on Tuesday when I spoke to him was sure they'd have lots left. :rolleyes:
 
According to a friend in line at the o2 store at the o2 arena they only have 77 units, no idea on split though
 
UK sucks again

That is bloody dreadful. I was going to head down to that store this morning too but I had a sleepy daydream about 6am about owning a white iPhone, and after looking at the unboxing photos of them in another thread I'm glad I stayed in bed !

Once again, UK are screwed over by O2, not Apple. I blame O2's complete lack of competence in handling the pre-ordering, management information gathering and stock ordering from Apple.

Why so limited numbers ? Why no White 16Gb option ?

Pathetic :mad:
 
tallyho said:
Yeah. Rumour has it that the Apple stores *are* selling the white 16GB. So I'm waiting and getting one from Buchanan Street Apple Store (eventually...days?...weeks?)
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But if you want to upgrade you have to do it with 02 or CPW so you are screwed (with the white one) for now.
 
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